WASHINGTON (AP) - By KEVIN FREKING, JOEY CAPPELLETTI and MATT BROWN Associated Press

The House passed a bill Wednesday to end the nation's longest government shutdown , sending the measure to President Donald Trump for his signature after a historic 43-day funding lapse that saw federal workers go without multiple paychecks, travelers stranded at airports and people lining up at food banks to get a meal for their families.

House lawmakers made their long-awaited return to the nation's capital this week after nearly eight weeks away, with Republicans using their slight majority to get the bill over the finish line by a vote of 222-209. The Senate has already passed the measure. Trump has called the bill a “very big victory."

Democrats wanted to extend an enhanced tax credit expir

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